Contributors

Karen Wilmot has worked both locally and internationally since qualifying in South Africa in 1990 as a Registered Nurse & Midwife. The majority of her nursing career has been spent working in the field of women’s health, as a midwife in labor & delivery, in clinics teaching antenatal education, in the community assisting women during […]

Barbara has dedicated her life to helping heal the way we welcome babies into the world. She founded Waterbirth International in 1987 after visiting Russia for the first time and sitting down with Igor Charkovsky, where she was influenced by his complete faith in birthing women and their babies. She also worked extensively with Binnie […]

Debra Pascali-Bonaro, is Creator/Director of the award winning documentary Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret and Co-author of Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying and Pleasurable Birth Experience. Debra has been featured on ABC’s 20/20, The NBC Today Show, Discovery Health, in The New York Times, The LA Times, The UK Times as well as numerous […]

Dr Sarah Buckley MD is trained as a general practitioner (GP) with qualifications in GP obstetrics and family planning. Currently Sarah is fully occupied as an internationally acclaimed author and speaker on pregnancy, birth and parenting. She is best known for her bestselling book, Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle […]

Dr Axness’ areas of expertise include adoption (emotional, developmental and spiritual issues), prenatal parenting, and interpersonal neurobiology. One of the world’s few experts in the primal issues in adoption, Dr. Axness Mothering.com blog bio and is a member of their online expert panel. A professor of prenatal development, Marcy also has a private practice coaching […]

Pinky McKay, international board certified lactation consultant runs a private practise in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in gentle parenting techniques. A sought after keynote speaker and bestselling author with 4 titles published by Penguin, including Sleeping Like a Baby and Parenting by Heart, she’s an expert source for media, appearing regularly on major network TV and […]